The Watford traffic wardens, introduced into the town only two months ago, are already proving themselves as asset from both police and public points of view, Chief Superintendent George Dear said this week.

Apart from easing the traffic situation in the central area through the normal run of their duties, the wardens have become worth their weight in the road tax revenue recovered as a result of their vigilance.

Chief Supt Dear was giving the Watford Observer his first report on the scheme since its introduction on May 2.

One of the duties of a warden outside parking control is keeping a watchful eye out for expired road fund licences. In the short time since their establishment in Watford, the local wardens have spotted 573.

Declared Supt Dear: “I have been very pleased with the way in hich the scheme has operated to date. They appear to have been well received by the public in general, who seem to appreciate they are rendering a service.”

So far there have been no prosecutions for failure to pay the fixed penalty.

[From the Watford Observer of July 8, 1966]